It is designed to manage the resources of the computer system, like memory and process management, etc.

It is designed to fulfill the requirements of the user for performing specific tasks.

Written in a low-level language.

 Written in a high-level language.

Less interactive for the users.

More interactive for the users.

System software plays vital role for the effective functioning of a system.

Application software is not so important for the functioning of the system, as it is task specific.

It is independent of the application software to run.

It needs system software to run.